Newsletter from
Susanne & Leif Madsen
New Life Africa International
March 2015, Year 22, no. 84
The boys’ house
The projetted boys house
The boys in the orphanage are still
looking forward to one day having their
own house with space enough for all
their activities. We believe that it is possible and encourage you to
donate whatever you are
capable of. All amounts,
big or small, will be added
to the separate account for
the boys’ house. Through
our joined efforts we will
hanage. Regularly we are
contacted by the police and
public institutions to accommodate girls and boys
who are in desperate need
for help.
By helping one of these
boys, you can make a big
difference not only right
now, but for many years to
come. Your support may
make a difference to a
boy now or to many other
boys who will come in the
future.
As with the new school building, we
offer everyone who donates £10.000 or
more to the building of the boys’ house,
to have their name immortalized by
placing their
name on
one of the
rooms in the
house.
The boys having fun
The school kitchen where
the boys are also cooking
one day see
the house
erected.
Both young
and older
boys wait
for the opportunity to
move into
the orp-
New children at the orphanage
First
year of
High
school
students
22 students
began their study at high school. Here
in Kenya this is known as Secondary
School. Their studies will be completed
after four years. If they do well they will
be able to move on to further education.
In total NLAI supports 60 students in
Secondary School.
18 of those who are supported by NLAI
have graduated from Secondary School
and are now ready to continue at the
university or at advanced education
24 of our students are now studying at
the university or at the technical college.
Susanne & Leif Madsen
P.O. Box
9734,20112
Lanet, Nakuru,
Kenya
[email protected]
www.newlife-africa.org
Class eight in the NLAI School
Since the publishing of our last newsletter, eight new children have come to the
orphanage, and they are all in need of
help and care. However they are settling in both in the orphanage and in the
school. Please pray for the cure of their
inner disturbance.
Personal greetings
Visiting Leif
and Susanne
During December we had all the
children and young
Youth who have grown up at
ones over to visit
our house so that they could be treated the NLAI Children Home
with Danish and African food and
were gathered. Many of the young
have
grownups, who had been raised at the
the
orphanage, came
opporwith their spouse
tunity
and own children
to play
to celebrate
and
Christmas together
have a
with us.
One of the
good
The church, which gifts was a
time
Children visiting our home
pajama
framed our celetobration,
had been festooned with tables
gether. It was
beautifully decorated for
a wonderful
Christmas. During the night
thing to have
we had delicious food, fruit,
all one hundred
cakes and candy and we spent
children and
time together singing and
young ones to
doing a variety of activities.
come and visit Children are swinging and
Everybody received Christmas
having
fun
together
us. Because of
presents. We all had a wonderful night and the children
were happy with their fine Christmas
presents.
Family
visiting
Rebekka
Our daughter
Rebekka and
Cooking for the party
Inger, the sister of
Susanne,
the great
together
number
with her
we had
husband
to spread
Steen and Poul Ejvind, the
the visit
brother of Leif and his wife
over three The children make drawings
Kamma, came to visit us and
days, but
and Christmas decorations
they all attended the Christall went
well.
Celebrating Christmas
together with the
New Life Africa
International family.
We celebrated the 25th of
December with the children
at NLAI and more than 150
children and young people
Christmas fun
André together with his family
mas celebration at the orphanage.
Later on we all went to celebrate the
new year together with our son André
in South Africa and had a nice holiday
together.
Very sad news
On the 4th of February we
all went through a very difficult day, as our manager for
NLAI, Crispus Mwakai, died
from a disease. It came as a
great shock to us all.
It is a tremendous loss for
his wife Irene and their
four children. NLAI and
the church have lost a dear
brother and coworker. Thank
you for enfolding
the family by your
prayers. We also
ask you to pray,
that we will find
the right person
to fill Crispus
Mwakai’s empty
Crispus
place.
Irene is left alone
with the four children, of whom the two
eldest are studying at high school and
boarding school and the two youngest
pair of twins are in primary school.
She stands alone with everything,
including expenses for school payment
as well as many more things. It may
seem to be an overwhelming burden for
her together with the loss of her dear
husband. Thank you for praying for the
family.
Visit from Lions Club
On the 7th of February Lions Club
Kenya came to visit us together with
Lions club participates
a group of doctors. Among them were
oculists who checked all the children
from both the school and the orphanage. It turned
out that some
of them needed glasses,
which will be
sponsored.
Children with Eye check up
skin diseases
and children
in generally bad shape were examined
and given medical treatment. Medication of various kinds were given as well
as help and proper counseling. We are
very grateful for this help.
Christmas holiday for
children at the orphanage
The Christmas holiday was a lovely
time for all of us with opportunities
for excursions and a mission trip for
the teenagers and the young people.
They participated with song and
music, went sailing on the Lake of
Baringo, visited a snake park and
had a wonderful time together.
The small children from the orphanage spent their holiday on a farm.
It was a festive time to explore new
surroundings in the country side.
Christmas party at the NLAI School
Christmas celebration for the
children at NLAI Tumaini
and the New Life Africa
School
As usual this arrangement was a great
day for all the children, the staff and
relatives. More than 1000 people were
present in the church, which was
beautifully decorated for Christmas,
School children are singing and dancing
Enjoying the countryside
They enjoyed the beautiful nature, the
green grass, watching the animals, cooking over
an open
fire, washing their
laundry
in the
river and
learning
to milk a
Washing of clothes
cow. They
filling it to breaking point. The children
sang and performed a nativity
play and the NLAI-music-group
entertained. At the end of the
celebration everybody received a
Christmas gift and a hot meal. As
always this great day was filled
with joy, exaltation and thankful- The children are enjoying swimming
ness. A big ‘thank you’ to eve-
Food for the Christmas party
really had a wonderful week.
Children from the orphanage also went
for a swim nearby, in Nakuru, which
they especially enjoyed because of the
hot weather.
Celebrating New Year’s Eve was also a
success. Among other things we roasted
goats over an open fire and enjoyed
playing and singing together. We also
had time to thank the Lord for his
provision during the past year and time
to pray for the oncoming year. They all
enjoyed the evening.
ryone who contributed in making these
days something special and something
the children will never
forget. For some of the
children it may well be the
only Christmas celebration
they will ever experience,
because most of them
Ice cream is
come from poor homes.
nice in
the warm weather
School start for all the children
in the school and in the nursery
classes
On the 5th of January the schools here in
Kenya began again after the holiday season, and the children and young ones are
now back in school, high school, college
and university.
Proudly, the children in the nursery
classes
Children back to school
came in
their new
uniforms
with
satchels
on their
backs.
Many children have joined classes with free seats. Many of these
new children need help from
sponsorships.
If you want to help one of these
children, please contact us by
email.
Visitors at NLAI
Martin Lutjuhann,
a former missionary
and a member of
the NLAI-board together with Eivind
Av Reyni and his
Eivind & Sigrid
daughter Sigrid,
stayed here for a
few weeks and worked together with us.
Jona & Billy
Hansen are here for
three weeks, helping
out wherever it is
needed.
Jóna & Billy
Jytte & Marianne
just arrived few
days ago and will
stay for 2 weeks.
Jytte &
Marianne
A Team from Skovbo School
9 students and 4 leaders were here in February and made different arrangements
with the children from both the school
and the orphanage. With focus on culture
in a variety of
contexts, the
students
met the
Team from
Kenyan
Skovbo Boarding school
culture.
It was
an exciting time for us all, and especially
for the Kenyan and Danish young people.
Betania Gospel Mission, Bakkevænget 10. Grejs, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
Change of address, and other information, please contact Alice and Henning Mortensen, Bakkevænget 10, Grejs, DK - 7100 Vejle, Denmark, E-mail [email protected]
Volunteers
Laila,
Leif,
Eivind &
Natasja
Leif and Laila together with their
children, Eivind and Natasja, have
been here for three months, and
they have been a big help for all of
us, especially for the sewing school:
“Garment making College”. Here
they have helped out by renova-
ting the place, buying new
sewing machines etc. The
students as well as the teaAll the girls are singing
chers,
together with Laila
Lynah
and
Lucy, are very encouraged and have
received many new
ideas to craft new
Laila’s dresses
designs of handbags
The dress
and garments etc.
making class
They also held a workshop for the sewing
school and everyone was presented with
a gift.
Furthermore Laila has been of great
inspiration and help to the song groups at
the girls’ home. Last Sunday all of them
sang in the church and all were given new
garments as gifts from our volunteers. We are all going to
miss them, but hope to see them again another time. May God
bless them abundantly!
In December Kathrine
and Simone were here
and did a
great job
helping
Kathrine
out in the
work with
Simone
the children.
Karen
Margrethe
is back again
and doing a
great job.
Esther
See the account information in UK and Iceland at the website
Esther FriisNielsen has
been her for a
few weeks and
has given new
inspiration to
the women at
Kioo Lulu.
Latest incomings are four
young volunteers, Hannah,
Jacobine, Johanne and
Silas, who all give a big
helping hand.
Program for meetings in Denmark and the Faroe Islands
Contact person
03. May 10.00 Holbæk FrikirkeJan Bjerre 40101110
8 - 18. May
Meetings in the Faroe IslandsTummas Jacobsen +298234828
See the program at the website
19. May 14.30 Betania Aalborg, Mellem vennerBodil Ditlev
31. May 10.30 Tønder FrikirkeLeif Petersen 28565425
07. June 11.06 Haderslev Frikirke, MultihusetRaymond Marquart 41173700
09. June 17.45 Rotary Billund Jacob Kragegaard 22167005
14. June 10.30 Aalborg Citykirke Dan Sørensen 20764827
21. June 10.30 Vadum kirkecenterLisbeth Weidinger 98277143
28. June 10.30 Horsens FrikirkeGeorge Berthelsen 21746808
To support the ministry you can send payment to: In Denmark: Account name:
Betania Kirkecenter`s Ydremission. Write also: N.L.A.I. - BIC no. JYSPDK21 IBAN no. DK7097120741793075
If you want to make payment to a bank in Kenya:
Standard Chartered Bank, P.O.Box 10, Nakuru, Kenya. Account name: New Life Africa International,
Account No.: 0102897963100, Swift Code: “SCBLKENX”
Or you can send a check by mail to: Betania Kirkecenters YdremissionMarked ( B.G.M. or N.L.A.I.)
C/O Willy Hojgaard Jensen, Sondermarksvej 307, 7190 Billund, Denmark
E-mail: [email protected]
Susanne & Leif Madsen, P.O. Box 9734,20112 Lanet, Nakuru, Kenya, [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected], www.newlife-africa.org
Karen Margrethe
Hannah,Jacobine,
Johanna & Silas
Greetings with Psalm, 46, 1: God is
our refuge and strength, an everpresent help in trouble.
God bless your all dear friends
With love, yours sincerely,
Susanne and Leif Madsen
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You can support the work in general or become a sponsor for a person:
Mission work........................................................Any amount is welcome
Dress making class / school..................................Any amount is welcome
Boys and Girls in New Life Homes acc. food and school .$ 95 / £ 60 monthly
Support a child in Primary school .............................. $ 48 / £ 30 monthly
Support a student in Secondary/ practical training.2 x $ 80 / £ 53 monthly
University and further education.......................... 5 x $ 85 / £ 56 monthly
Teachers salary support by......................... $ 30 - 160 / £ 18 - 90 monthly
Crisis Centre ( Mother + child )............................. 3 x $ 85 / £ 56 monthly
Buildings projects: Boys home...any amount is welcome